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Updated: 11:11 AM MST Jan 16, 2017

Congress has taken its first major step forward, in repealing Obamacare and Sunday afternoon, New Mexicans gathered in Albuquerque, as part of a national event to speak out against the Affordable Healthcare Act going away.

Congress has taken its first major step forward, in repealing Obamacare and Sunday afternoon, New Mexicans gathered in Albuquerque, as part of a national event to speak out against the Affordable Healthcare Act going away.